GB01: Your Midlife Glow-Up Starts Here

Embracing Perimenopause: Mindset Shifts and Small Steps for Big Growth

In this episode, hosts Alicia and Nicole introduce their 'glow bites' series, offering quick, uplifting insights. They discuss how to positively embrace the often challenging season of perimenopause. By shifting the mindset from crisis to opportunity, they encourage listeners to explore small yet meaningful changes that nurture self-care and personal growth. Tips include gentle physical activities, hydration, wearing confidence-boosting outfits, and more. They conclude with a favorite inspirational quote from Dr. Wayne Dyer, emphasizing the power of perspective change.

00:00 Welcome to Glow Bites

00:19 Navigating Perimenopause

01:24 Embracing Change and Self-Care

03:44 Small Steps for Big Changes

06:10 Inspiration and Affirmations

08:35 Final Thoughts and Farewell

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Transcript

Nicole Maholy: 0:00

Hey there, and welcome to our first glow bite. We're Alicia and Nicole, and each week along with our full episodes, we're dropping these glow bites, which are quick listens with simple ideas, practices, and real talk you can tuck into your day, whenever you need a little boost. Today's quick pep talk is to help you embrace the season of life you're in.

Alicia: 0:18

in.

Nicole Maholy: 0:19

So in our main episode this week, we talked a lot about how

Nicole: 0:23

perimenopause

Nicole Maholy: 0:24

can feel a little bit chaotic. It can feel like, a little bit of a, identity crisis. Right. A midlife crisis. Exactly. And we talked about the fact that there's this negative energy around that. And there is a lot of really challenging shifts that happen in perimenopause. Your body's going through it, your body's going through it. Your roles are changing in your life, both personally and professionally, perhaps. Obviously your hormones are all over the place and it can feel a little bit like you're losing a little control. Yes, exactly right. Like you're losing control and you don't know what to do, and it's. Um, confusing. Lots of changes. Frustrating changes can be scary. Mm-hmm. Right. Sleep changes. Mm-hmm. And your body just feels a little bit like someone you don't recognize, right. Sometimes yeah. Your body's not responding the way that it used to and things are all over the place. But what we'd like to share, and this was something that I really thought was a helpful mindset shift that you shared is that when you're going through these changes, especially as a mother, and I think a lot of women can probably relate to this. If you're a mother and you're kind of going through these things, a lot of things are shifting with your network, your community, your role in life. You're used to taking care of your kids and putting your family first and all of that, and then all of a sudden. You have extra time and you have the flexibility and space to put yourself first. Right, for the first time in a long time maybe. Yeah,

Alicia: 2:06

Yeah.

Nicole Maholy: 2:07

and it's It's really. Hard to know where to begin. Right. But also exciting, right? Mm-hmm. Like I think that was something that I thought was really powerful, that you shared that, you have that freedom Yeah. To kind of reinvent yourself. Yeah. And make yourself what you are. And it's, mm-hmm, e xciting. Like if there were things that you were, when you were in survival mode and you're burning the candle at both ends. Mm-hmm.

Alicia: 2:32

Mm-hmm.

Nicole Maholy: 2:32

And you didn't have the luxury of being able to be who you wanted to be, mm-hmm. Now you have that luxury, you have that freedom. Yeah. And it's, it's an exciting time. That is exciting. And I love that mindset shift instead of it being all about this crisis that's difficult and challenging, which it still is. Like there's no, definitely embrace where you are and acknowledge the challenge that it is to go through midlife in general, but perimenopause specifically with all of the hormone changes, the role changes, the life changes, but then also taking time to put things into perspective and appreciate where you are now and that you can start to focus on things that matter to you, and to start putting yourself into the equation of your life. Mm-hmm. Right. Absolutely. It can be really powerful to shift the way that you're thinking and start seeing it as an opportunity to reinvent yourself and shift into that best version of yourself that you get to choose. So in that light, we thought that it would be helpful and maybe encouraging, empowering to think this week, if you're in perimenopause and you're feeling like it's a little bit of a crisis mode right now. Pick one small thing this week to nurture your sense of self, something that's for you and makes you feel amazing, like moving your body gently, maybe going for a walk, doing yoga, or doing a great sweaty workout that makes you feel wonderful. Drinking more water hydrating well always makes you feel energized and refreshed. Start a new morning ritual. This could be starting your essential oil diffuser. I know for me scents really boost my mood, so if I get something going right away in the morning, that energizes me. Yeah. Wear something that makes you feel good. I know that for me, that always helps and I want to share that a couple of days ago, my daughter was having, she was having a rough day, and before she went to bed, she said, you know what? I want tomorrow to be better, so I'm going to wear something cute. And I love that. I love that. It starts from a young age, when you put yourself together it gives you that extra boost in confidence. Yeah. You feel good. It

Alicia: 4:47

you

Nicole Maholy: 4:48

makes you feel good. Mm-hmm. So, I, I love that. And that's an easy thing to do. Definitely. Taking a quiet walk without your phone, or with your phone and putting on some relaxing music or uplifting music or whatever the case is. Or maybe a podcast. Maybe a podcast. But yeah, just choose something that's small that brings you joy and makes you feel wonderful is a good start. Yeah. Because these small shifts create big growth over time. Definitely little. And it doesn't have to be this big overhaul. No.

Nicole: 5:21

No.

Nicole Maholy: 5:21

Just take little things that fill your cup and

Alicia: 5:27

see

Nicole Maholy: 5:27

see how you feel. It'll add up. Mm-hmm. James Clear wrote a book called Atomic Habits, and that's one of the things that he mentions is to just start with a 1% change, these tiny things that sometimes I think we overlook or think, oh, that doesn't matter. I think that's why so many people, forget to focus on water.'cause it's like, oh yeah, that's not a big deal. But then when you do hydrate yourself well, it's like, wow, that made a big difference. Yeah. So just those little 1% shifts are enough to get you to that next step. Mm-hmm. Get you feeling a little bit better, and then it just turns into more momentum. So I think that's really powerful. Yeah, absolutely. So we'll end these shorter Friday episodes with either a quote, a journaling prompt to reflect on, or an affirmation to leave you with something positive and uplifting. Quotes are actually extra special to us because when we were growing up our dad loved quotes. He would drive us to school and share what he called a thought of the day. And they were just different quotes. And at the end of the week, he would quiz us, okay, what were the quotes this week? And we would talk about them. So he would share the quote and then he would say, well, what do you think that means? And that was just a really great memory. Mm-hmm. And I think I was in college when he took a bunch of the quotes that he had shared with us growing up and he laminated them and sent them to all of us. And he had a copy of them himself that he stuck all over his woodworking office. So quotes were really special to him. They are a special part of our life growing up and just, we have such great memories of. Sharing the thoughts the day. Yeah. He would also pick up some of our friends along the way to school, and I know o ne friend in particular, that was a big deal to her too. Yeah. And it was like, okay, what's the thought of the day?

Alicia: 7:21

And

Nicole Maholy: 7:21

Yeah. And then going back and being able to review and talk about all of the thoughts of the day on Friday. You know, starting from Monday and even what it did for our memory. Right. Like you had to remember all of these. Yeah. You know, but that was just a really special memory and something that each of us All of our siblings, really, it means a lot to us. And we really find inspiration and motivation mm-hmm in the thoughts of the day. Right. The thought, or the thought of the day that we wanted to share today, is one of my absolute favorites. I love this one so much and it fits perfectly in with our conversation. So, Dr. Wayne Dyer says, if you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. If you change the way you look at things, the things you look at change. So when you start seeing perimenopause as an opportunity for stepping into the best version of yourself and, and reclaiming, or or claiming maybe even, the version of you that you want and that you are excited about and that's most aligned and joyful. Shifting into that versus seeing perimenopause as just really challenging or difficult. It is challenging or difficult, but I think looking at it, changing that perspective yes. Is a beautiful thing. And hey, before you go, if you're craving a little more support and inspiration, subscribe to our free five day glow letters where we share notes straight to your inbox, full of wellness tips, mindset shifts, and midlife glow boosts to support you through perimenopause. Thanks for hanging out with us today, and if you love today's glow bite, send it to a friend who could use a little glow boost too. We're all in this together. We'll see you next time.